| NOUN | act | sequestration, segregation | the act of segregating or sequestering |
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| process | sequestration | the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions | |
| communication | sequestration | a writ that authorizes the seizure of property | |
| act | sequestration, requisition | seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits / profits pay the demand for which it was seized |
| Sounds | seh.kwahstrey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of segregating or sequestering. | |
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| Example | "sequestration of the jury" | |
| Synonym | segregation | |
| Broader | separation | The social act of separating or parting company |
| Opposite | integration, integrating, desegregation | The action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community |
| Spanish | segregación | |
| Catalan | segregació | |
| Verbs | sequester | keep away from others |
| Meaning | The action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions. | |
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| Broader | chemical process, chemical change, chemical action | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
| Verbs | sequester | undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion |
| Meaning | A writ that authorizes the seizure of property. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | writ, judicial writ | (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer |
| Spanish | orden de secuestro | |
| Catalan | ordre de segrest | |
| Meaning | seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits / profits pay the demand for which it was seized. | |
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| Synonym | requisition | |
| Broader | appropriation | A deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner |
| Spanish | secuestro | |
| Catalan | rapte, segrest | |
| Verbs | sequester | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority |
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